The Beautiful Christmas Dance

Wow! How beautiful all the table decorations were at the Black Tie Dinner Dance we attended for the Christmas season. It was great to be together with all of our long time friends we have met on the dance floor. As we all grow a bit older we treasure each moment we are blessed to be able to spend together. I must admit that getting all dressed up was, and of course always is, just one of the fun aspects of the formal dances.

We belong to a club and the band knows all the different types of music to play to allow us the opportunity to dance all the different dances we have learned. What fun! Oh, the waltz. My favorite! And then dancing swing to "In The Mood" which was a hit long before I was ever born but is a timeless classic with a fabulous swing beat. Cha cha, Mambo, Rumba, Tango, Samba -- all the other dances we love.

The beautiful and colorful lights and Christmas trees and visiting with dear friends between sets while the band was on break. What more could I ask for as a dedicated ballroom dancer?

Dancing With Friends

The other night we had such a great time at a dance we went to. We try to dance at least once a week now. Although several years back I was dancing six nights a week, well...my get up and go kinda got up and went when it comes to six nights, but that makes one night just that much more fun. I did the swing with Mac, the waltz with my husband, the samba with Allen, the cha cha with John, the fox trot with Max, Ray and Mac and the rumba with my husband and the rest I can't remember.

It certainly is good exercise though and I love the music. A beat that is danceable yet authentic. Sometimes that is a hard combination to find. There is a group of us now; we have all made friends and it is great to dance with everyone else too because everyone leads differently and has his favorite patterns. A number of the couples are married but there are quite a few who are not and just have fun dancing together AND with everyone else in the group. What I enjoy most I think is the social aspect. It is fabulous and we are so busy having fun there is never any time for negative talk, thinking or occurrences. I hope you are enjoying ballroom dancing too. bye for now.

SOCIAL DANCING VS. COMPETITION DANCING

Social dancing vs. competition dancing. There is an important word here--social. Learn to dance and fun, friends, and fitness is right around the corner. My current favorite dance partner will tell you that he recalls the time when I had many partners; the more the merrier! Young people, "middle people", and especially seniors love to have a dance partner so they can enjoy social dancing as a fabulous pastime. There are countless reasons why social ballroom dancing is the best way to learn.

Social dancing utilizes the "lead and follow" we learn when we learn the various dances; competition dancing consists of choreographed routines the dancers memorize. We have always loved "free style" dancing using the "lead and follow" technique because we can do what we want to when we want to in any order. Social dancing is just more fun!

DANG! MY FAVORITE DANCER ELIMINATED

Just kidding, it was time for Wayne to go before this, but who am I? And I think the young boxer should be next, but then again, who amI? Who am I?

Well, I am the one who asks you to look at my website www.bestballroomdance.com because I have been dancing for quite a while (all the dances except pasa dobles, which is my least favorite of all) and the voting has not reflected the couples who were dancing the best and the worst. I hope now fairness will begin. Why do they put so many couples on? It would be more entertaining if each couple had to do each dance, like they do in real dance competitions.

Evidently, other reasoning from ABC is calling the shots to do what they consider will up the ratings, but honestly, I am not sure I will watch the show next season. My favorite is still Jane and I hope she places well, if not win, and that may be a possibility, whoknows? With the voting being ….strange…..like it is this year. It’s just a who knows? Bye bye and keep dancing! Real social dancing can change your life, it happened to me.

DWTS...another WHEW! scraped by AGAIN

Sunday is sure busy on the web.
Anyway, yes, some of our beloved stars scraped by, though I don't understand how...really weird. Actually the show was such a hit I guess I don't understand why they think they need more ratings. I want to watch if they are really going to do the show the way they used to. Mistakes are always made, but THIS TIME the show is changing -- I mean I just think good dancing is fun to watch, but I didn't tune in to watch singers or even to watch the pros do their choreography.....we can get that when we watch the ballroom championships.

We will see, but the subject of having the seniors on is still on my mind....not too sure if that is right....then the voting is for who you like the most, not the best dancer. Yes, Marie Osmond is a mormon, but the young boxer is black, these things shouldn't make a bit of difference in the voting. I will vote for the best dancer, in my opinion, period.

It has been impossible to vote so far this season though--cannot logon and cannot use the telephone. I guess ABC is just voting FOR us--since we cannot vote. Really, thogh I wonder what Wayne thinks when he watches the shows after and sees all the talent? hmmmmmm
bye bye L. Jeannie

Senior Dancers on DWTS

Why DO they include seniors?
Hello all
Why are they including seniors in the show? I love seniors, but I think it is a bit cruel to even ask them to compete against these 20 "somethings" athletes or athlete types. I mean, really!!! Truthfully, as fierce as this competition is getting with the choreography being so demanding physically, it seems a bit odd. Maybe ABC thinks it will improve their viewer ratings to have seniors on, but let's face it--what senior could dance with the power that "cheetah" girl does? (I don''t know her name, but she is GOOD-I'm a ballroom dancer so I know). This time I truly believe that Wayne, as much as I love him, should have been eliminated, but things are going a bit "funny". Maybe a billion of his fans called in and turned the tide. Anyway, I don't care whether the judges said Jane Seymour's mambo was an "English mambo" or not--SHE DID GOOD!!! I hope she will choose to continue. bye bye L.Jeannie

Ballroom Dancing Talk

Good evening,
Can you believe October is really here? The good thing about Fall is that it is the beginning of the "dancing" season. Since my blog title is Ballroom Dancing Talk, it reminds me that this is a great time for people who have always wanted to try, but figured that dancing was something they were not going to be good at--this is a great time to get started.
What a positive change it can bring to your life! You will want to do some Ballroom Dancing Talk so often you will surprise yourself. I promise you will love it. Rememer that movie from ancient times called "Dirty Dancing"? They were dancing the mambo. Dance shoes can be any shoe you want, but I will tell you from experience, shoes made specifically for dancing will do so much to help you look and feel better out there on the floor. I highly recommend dance shoes as opposed to using regular street shoes.
My Ballroom Dancing Talk blog gives me the opportunity to tell you that mambo is my favorite faster latin dance. I love it and you will, too. bye bye L. Jeannie